| Date of birth: | May 21, 1940 |
| Place of birth: | Melrose Park, Illinois |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Defensive End |
| College: | University of Illinois |
| NFL Draft: | 1962 / Round: 7 / Pick 91 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1962-1971 | Chicago Bears |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Edward O'Bradovich (born May 21, 1940 in Melrose Park, Illinois) is a former American football defensive end in the NFL. Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round (91st pick) of the 1962 NFL Draft, he spent his entire ten-year career with the Bears. He attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois and the University of Illinois.
Before joining the Bears, he played in the CFL for the B.C. Lions and the Calgary Stampeders.
He currently co-hosts the "Suburban Tire Post Game Show" after Bears games, alongside former Bear Doug Buffone on WSCR in Chicago and lives in Palatine, IL.
In May 2009, O'Bradovich and Buffone left WSCR-AM and joined Chicago Sports Webio. However, in June 2009, the founder of Chicago Sports Webio was charged with operating a Ponzi scheme, and the site was shut down.[1] O'Bradovich and Buffone re-signed with the Score in late August 2009.
O'Bradovich played himself in the television movies Brian's Song, starring James Caan as Brian Piccolo, and Coach of the Year, starring Robert Conrad as former Chicago Bears player Jim Brandon.
O'Bradovich began broadcasting Chicago Rush Arena Football League games for Comcast SportsNet and WGN in 2010.
O'Bradovich was one of those rare athletes that grew up in, went to college in, and enjoyed a long career in the same state. "OB" as he was known throughout his career grew up in Hillside, IL, attended the University of Illinois, and played his entire career for the Bears. Perhaps the singular memory of O'Bradovich was when he intercepted a short pass in the 1963 NFL Championship game and rumbled down the field on a key play to help the Bears to victory. Following his retirement, O'Bradovich has closely followed the Bears, giving both Dan Hampton and Mike Ditka's induction speech to the NFL Hall of Fame.
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